Someone is a “Beautiful Liar ” [belo mentiroso]according to Queen Bey .
The genre superstar Beyonce denied accusations that she misused a sample of Right Said Fred’s “I’m Too Sexy” on her newest album.
The Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter’s seventh album, “renaissance “, was released to critical acclaim in July and showcases iconic house and disco artists.
One song, “Alien Superstar,” features a riff similar to the British pop band Right Said Fred’s 1991 hit “I’m Too Sexy.” As Right Said Fred sang, “I’m too sexy for my shirt,” Beyoncé sings: “I’m too classy for this world” and “I’m too classy to be touched”. The two Fairbrass brothers, who compose Right Said Fred, are credited as songwriters.
But the band claimed that Beyoncé never asked permission to use their melody. Right Said Fred described Beyoncé as “arrogant” in a comment made to British tabloid The Sun on Tuesday (4).
“Usually the artist approaches us, but Beyoncé doesn’t because she’s such an arrogant person that she probably thought ‘come after me’, so we heard about it after the fact when it was done,” the band said.
Beyoncé’s team, however, told Entertainment Weekly that Right Said Fred not only gave permission for the song to be used, but was also paid for its use.
“Comments made by Right Said Fred claiming that Beyoncé used ‘I’m Too Sexy’ in ‘Alien Superstar’ without permission are misleading and incredibly derogatory,” the singer’s rep told Entertainment Weekly on Friday.
“Permission was not only granted for their use, but they have publicly spoken of their gratitude for being on the album,” reads the statement provided to Entertainment Weekly. Additionally, “Alien Superstar” does not use any of the sound recordings from “I’m Too Sexy,” only the songwriting, according to the statement.
And there are receipts to support Beyoncé’s team: On July 22, before “Renaissance” was released, Right Said Fred’s verified Twitter account wrote, “It’s nice to get a songwriting credit on Beyoncé’s new album.”
“I’m Too Sexy” was also sampled on Drake’s “Way 2 Sexy” and Taylor Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do”.
Source: CNN Brasil
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